Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Cheap, safe drug kills most cancers

Killing cancer
New Scientist has received an unprecedented amount of interest in this story from readers. If you would like up-to-date information on any plans for clinical trials of DCA in patients with cancer, or would like to donate towards a fund for such trials, please visit the site set up by the University of Alberta and the Alberta Cancer Board. We will also follow events closely and will report any progress as it happens.IT SOUNDS almost too good to be true: a cheap and simple drug that kills almost all cancers by switching off their "immortality". The drug, dichloroacetate (DCA), has already been used for years to treat rare metabolic disorders and so is known to be relatively safe. It also has no patent, meaning it could be manufactured for a fraction of the cost of newly developed drugs.

Cheap, safe drug kills most cancers - health - 20 January 2007 - New Scientist


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Monday, January 29, 2007

Herkimer Diamond Mine

The big guy and I breaking rocks at the Herkimer Diamond Mine in Herkimer, NY. The diamonds are made out of quartz and they have one of the best gem shops I've ever seen. Be prepared to get a few blisters after all, you're breaking rocks!

Strange Fun with Faces

This site link came from the RK Blog.  The web designer, Masayuki Kido does some interesting in picture physical changes.  Pull on the face with your mouse and it stretches.  Also, check out the digital toys ling below.


http://roxik.com/index.html

http://roxik.com/toy1.html

This would be great for an Avatar in an online game!

What do you think?

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Friday, January 26, 2007

This is Why you Might want to Sell or Shop on the Web



I do almost all my shopping on the web.  Even if you have to go to the brick and motar store a little research on the web will save you a lot of headache and maybe some money too.


Popularity of Web brands signals power shift By Lucas van Grinsven, European Technology Correspondent Fri Jan 26, 12:00 PM ET AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A consumer poll on Friday exposed the worst kept secret in the business world: Internet companies are becoming more important to people than firms that operate in the real world.

Popularity of Web brands signals power shift - Yahoo! News


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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Joe Dispenza, Manage you Brain


We saw Dr. Joe speak at the Unity Church in Houston. He talks about Daniel Amen's book Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and the connections between our thoughts and our physical brain and body. He talks about spontaneous remissions and how that occurs. His presentation style was a little dry but the information was compelling, rational and actionable. You might look at his book Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind

Dr. Joe offers a strategy to break the chemically driven habits built by your history by creating new overwhelming connections, habits and strategies. "The greater the use of the frontal lobe of the brain, the less propensity for emotional outbreak".

Warning, some of the talk is quite new agey, but give this guy a chance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE8yP5PPdHU

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Monday, January 22, 2007

Iraq, It's In Our Face

Use Em Then Spew Em - The Abuse of Soldiers For Profit

"If I've got a soldier who's on Ambien to go to sleep and Seroquel and Qanapin and all kinds of other psychotropic meds, I don't want them to have a weapon in their hand and to be part of my team because they're a risk to themselves and to others," he said. "But apparently, the military has its own view of how well a soldier can function under those conditions and is gambling that they can be successful." Thought it may be a good idea to post this whole dialogue to the list as there is considerable fodder for thought that obviously escapes most of us as such things are simply not discussed in the media at large....

by Chis Gupta


I don't understand how the mercenaries make $100k plus and the kid wearing the uniform is on foodstamps? How many mercenaries have died? How many Iraqis? What is the true cost of the wounded to the U.S. taxpayer? What is the cost of the wounded to their families?

A lot of questions, not many satisfactory answers.



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Friday, January 19, 2007

Steve Pavlina on Health Studies

Health Studies Are Worthless to Those Who Care About Health

January 19th, 2007 by Steve Pavlina


http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/01/health-studies-are-worthless-to-those-who-care-about-health/

Check out Steve's tell-it-like-it-is article about the marketing of "Health". If you've thought about it and read about it you know a lot of this, if not you're educated now.

You're smarter than they think you are.

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Texas view on environment is 18 lanes wide-critics

Reuters Photo: Houston traffic flows towards the downtown area September 24, 2005.

By Anna Driver

President Bush readies a new plan on global warming, environmentalists say an 18-lane highway going up in Houston speaks volumes about how people in his home state of Texas view the planet.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070119/lf_nm/bush_environment_dc

O'Reilly and Colbert

NEW YORK - Parody met its inspiration Thursday whenStephen Colbert and Bill O'Reilly traded guest appearances on each other's shows in an exchange that Colbert called "a meeting of the guts."

Colbert, O'Reilly face off on both shows - Yahoo! News


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Thursday, January 18, 2007

ADHD Alternatives

Learn about alternatives to powerful mind-altering drugs prescribed by physicians for children.


Ritalin: Side Effects and an Alternative to Ritalin

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Ritalin Side Effects

Ritalin (Methylphenidate)

Our opinion is that Ritalin is a good medication. But it can cause problems, sometimes serious side effects, and must be used with caution. Our Clinical Director Dr. Cowan worked with over 1,000 children and teens with ADHD over the past 16 years, and hundreds of those ADHD patients were treated with Ritalin. For about a third of those patients Ritalin made a "day and night" difference. For another third Ritalin was "helpful." For the rest, Ritalin either didn't help significantly, or it actually caused problems. For some ADHD kids there were significant side effects ranging from loss of appetite, to seizures.

Most of the Ritalin side effect problems observed over the years were due to physicians not being careful with the prescriptions, and prescribing too much Ritalin per dose, especially when first beginning treatment. Other problems were observed when parents would continue to give the Ritalin to their ADHD kid even when they saw that the medication was causing the child problems. Ritalin is a powerful tool and must be used carefully, if used at all.


Read full article here

http://www.newideas.net/ritalin_side_effects.htm

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Sunday, January 14, 2007

Houston Marathon 1.14.2007

Finish 4:02:41 Not bad for a fat guy. This was my first marathon in 7 years. I've previously run 4:23, 3:52 and 3:19. The weather was nice, low 50s at the start and into the 60s at the finish but with a nice mist and overcast skies. Mom and the kids came out with supplies and encouragement. Miles 17-21 hurt but something about Allen Parkway always makes me feel better.


Photo by Cybertoad from Flickr

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

My Buddy Ashley is in the Chronicle

Ashley talks about her experience in the Houston marathon. The Chronicle want to know if people should wear headphones during the race. Ashley coaches the advanced training program for Houston Fit and is a world class adventure racer. She also owns Ashley's Movin' Groom mobile pet salon. Give her a call at 832-K9Groom.


Ashley Rules at the Chronicle



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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Customer Service During the Holidays

Went to San Francisco for New Years with the family to see my brother and sister-in-law, had a great time, told him to send me the photos on his Sony Vaio from his Sony camera, sent him a bunch of links for file transfer drop sites.

He picks oFoto, Kodak's site.  I have to sign up to be a member, it won't let me download photos and wants me to order prints from them.  I can pick up the photos same day at a retailer or they'll mail them. 

If I want to order a CD I have to transfer the photos to my account.  If I want to do it as a batch I have to download and install their spyware application that batch loads, otherwise I can do them one at a time.

No wonder everyone has sold their stock, can't believe they're still in business.

On the bright side, I was late for my flight to meet the family.  A helpful porter at the Houston Airport  took pity on me even thought I didn't have any cash. Earned himself $20 on the return flight.  The reason I was in the line was because Continental had a bag drop for those who checked in online, but if you printed your boarding pass at the airport instead of onine you had to stand in the bag check line even though you have your boarding pass because the code from the online printout is the only thing thing that can scan at the bag drop counter.

Go figure!

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Quagmire of the Vanities from the New York Times

Paul Krugman | Quagmire of the Vanities

Paul Krugman writes, "The only real question about the planned 'surge' in Iraq - which is better described as a Vietnam-style escalation - is whether its proponents are cynical or delusional."

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Friday, January 05, 2007

Be Aware of Intelligent Voices on Gulf Coast Hurricanes

Hurricane Center Chief Issues Final Warning

Frustrated with people and politicians who refuse to listen or learn, National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield ends his 34-year government career today in search of a new platform for getting out his unwelcome message: Hurricane Katrina was nothing compared with the big one yet to come.

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Thursday, January 04, 2007

Check Out This MicroLending Site

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=3402

A low risk way to do some good. I'm in for $25 bucks


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Trizzle.. How to set Goals for the New Year

How to Set Goals for the New Year


Scenario: “Dude, just set one big-freakin’ goal. Then strive for it. Strive because you believe in yourself. Strive. You-can-do-it. Yay!”

It all sounds fine-and-dandy:

Set a big goal, then strive for it like the mutha $@!$% that you know you are.

But, there’s a reason most people don’t achieve their New Year goals:

It’s too freakin’ big to achieve in one sitting. That gets you procrastinating, with your subconscious telling yourself:

  • “Hey, I can’t achieve my big goal now. Maybe I’ll start seeking it in the near future when I feel ready. Right now, I’m not ready. Yay!”

That statement becomes a viciously cruel cycle that gets you doing: Nothing.


How to Set Goals for the New Year

Go to Trizzle to read the full article.

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

New years Post from Trizzle

How to Talk to Yourself


Scenario: “Dude, you gotta be your harshest critic. Blast yo’ self. You’ll do better and make billions. Yay!”

But if you’re just blasting yourself for every itty-bitty thing that happens to you, you’re destroying your self-esteem.

And, once you lose your self-esteem, you’ll lose all hope of building a ridiculously awesome company that rocks the world.

So how should you really talk to yourself?

Dump negativity, and get your booty thinking:

“I’m already a badass.”

When you use that as a foundation to everything you tell yourself, you start fighting every struggle fiercely.

Instead of whimpering about some certain flaw, you start seeking ways to overcome it.

Trash Negative Mumbo-Jumbo

You know those filthy-sucky phrases that depressingly drag you down:

  • “I suck.”
  • “My customers want to hurt me.”
  • “My employees hate me.”
  • “I can’t ever do anything right.”
  • “My nose = too big.”

For every negative thing you tell yourself, you’re chewing away at your self-esteem.

Think of it this way:

You = Born a Badass.

Imagine when you still floated in mommy’s tummy.

Mommy’s tummy injected you fully with badass-juice.

So when you were a toddler, you believed you could do anything and everything.

“I’m a one sexy badass,” you told your tiny-self.

Your self-esteem was sky-mutha-$@#@!$-high.

No one could touch you. You dreamed the impossible, and knew you could achieve it.

Yet, enter the bastards when you got older — those who told you:

  • “You’re too small.”
  • “You’re too stupid.”
  • “You’re too slow.”
  • “Your nose = too big.”

So, you started believing them. You started questioning yourself. You started shredding yourself with your flaws.

Worse: You started depleting a portion of your badass-juice every instance you criticized yourself.

Then the inevitable: you drained the entire badass-juice from your body.

Your self-esteem: squashed.

The next thing you know:

  1. You’re losing customers to competitors.
  2. Your veteran employees leave you for smaller firms.
  3. Your intellectual property suffers.
  4. Your vendors sue.
  5. You file for bankruptcy.

Uh-oh.

But, lucky for your cool-self, it doesn’t have to end that way.

Your Body’s Like a Big-Freakin’ Coke Bottle

That bottle contains your badass-juice.

You could empty the bottle with incessant criticisms.

Or, you could fill it up — and keep it filled — with sweet encouragement:

Every positive reinforcement adds more badass-juice to your bottle.

Each makes you more resilient, determined, and driven to imprint your mark on the crazy world.

Instead of whining about how the world’s so full of hostility, you instead get yourself thinking:

  • “I’m the fiercest fighter in my industry.”
  • “I overcome trivial obstacles that impede my path to stardom.”
  • “People who don’t believe in me drive me to prove their ineptitude.”

You’re already a badass. No one can take that away from you.

The template to get you filling your bottle:

“Ten reasons why I’m the baddest mutha-$%#!^@ around: _____________.”

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